Marshall W. "Marsh" Ryman (June 26, 1910 – January 31, 1992) was a collegiate hockey coach and athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Ryman played baseball and hockey for Minnesota and was the hockey team captain for the 1931–32 season. [1] Ryman coached the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team in the 1955–56 season to a 16–12–1 record while John Mariucci coached the United States national men's ice hockey team at the 1956 Winter Olympics. [2] Subsequently, Ryman served as the national team coach himself, from 1958–59. [3] in 1960, Ryman was a referee at the 1960 Winter Olympics. [4] Later, Ryman became the Gophers' athletic director from 1963 to 1972, when the University forced Ryman to resign. [5] He won the 1972 George Eldridge Distinguished Service Award for his work in that position. [6] In 1978, he was elected to the National Association of College Athletic Directors Hall of Fame. [7] Ryman died of pneumonia in St. Louis Park, Minnesota in 1992. He is interred in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. [8]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Minnesota Golden Gophers (WIHL)(1955–1956) | |||||||||
1955–56 | Minnesota | 16–12–1 | 11–10–1 | 4th | |||||
Minnesota: | 16–12–1 | 11–10–1 | |||||||
Total: | 16–12–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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